dsommer Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Auto Meter fuel guage from Motosport, I ordered one yesterday, here's what they said... Yes the calibration of the Auto Meter ultra lite guage is correct for a 240Z ie Full reads "F" and Empty reads "E". Has anybody out there used one? Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Hey we've been waiting for this. How long has MSA offered it? Have I just missed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted September 18, 2003 Author Share Posted September 18, 2003 It's in their catalog (the yellow one), I've sent them an e-mail so we'll see. I REALLY questioning this part. Looks like rain tonight, time to work on the Z haha ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I ordered that same unit from MSA. They also told me it was the right one for Zcars. But Auto meter doesn't even make one for Nissan, I thought. Well I learned the hard way. When I got it, the calibration wasn't exactly right......hhhmm. I called Auto meter again and Summit racing to do more research ( which I should have done before ordering, but I thought " these guys are Z pros...HA! ) Anyways, the early ford model is the one closest to the Z car sending specs, and even with that one you're going to have to modify it if you want it DEAD-ON. It's close enough for me, I still haven't got around to calibrating it after two years. The MSA one was way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 jaime240Z So in conclusion the one Motosports sells is the exact same as one Summit sells for around $20 less? Do you have a part number? ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 YUP! At least that's what I got. When I opened up the MSA box I compared it with my Summit catalog and thought, Crap! But I still hoped that maybe this was some sort of "special" guage that was designed to work with my Z. But I soon realized what you just said. I could've got the same one from Summit or Jeg's for less. Not to mention at this point I had installed it so NO RETURN! Oh well, lesson learned! As for the part number. I'm assuming you want the 2 5/8" Ultra-Lite since that's what MSA sells. It's been a while since I bought mine and I know the box is long gone. The only way to check is the back of the guage and my cars is locked up 50 miles away right now. I'm pretty sure is was #4415. I do know it is the one designed for old Ford sending units. Not the Chevy ones ( which is exactly the opposite of the Z ). Here's a link. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=ATM%2D4415 If you do order make sure it's the one for the old Ford. I searched their site but couldn't verify that info. ALSO, this guage will get your fuel level CLOSE but not EXACT. Pete P. has a good write up on how to calibrate this guage ( I believe it was this guage ) even closer to actual value. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Same gage. - It sounds like MSA is just selling the Autometer fuel level gage for the early 73 to 8-12 ohm Ford Fuel level gage. That won't give you a very good reading. Read this: http://home.comcast.net/~pparaska/gagecalibration.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZ Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) Hey Guys, Just bought the same one online (Motorsport). It says #4415 - IT WILL NOT WORK. I tried to order again and still got the same one. Since I'm here in the Philipppines, I have no way to return it back. It should have been #4416 with autometer universal sender #3262. Oh well - I ended up installing the stock gauge under the dash. Edited June 19, 2009 by MrZ Update from whom i bought the unit from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifterZ_74 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 i got the msa autometer fuel gauge....so far its been pretty accurate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 whats the factory ohm ranges for the 280z sending unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Ok, found it. Its 10Ω - 80Ω Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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